Back in the Florida Heat

by Meghann on June 21, 2009

I was not messing around in my post this morning, it is HOT outside! It’s already over 100 degrees out in the high Florida sun and unfortunately staying outside is just not an option for long periods of time.

Abbie and I did brave the heat wave to head out to the local Farmer’s Market, but Abbie spent the majority of the time rolling the shade, refusing to step out in the sun.

I bet she missed that cool mountain air.

Thank god for my great new short hair cut in this heat!

I discovered another versatile do with my hair this morning.

Yes, i still have the power to make itty bitty french braids. 🙂 For those of you who have e-mailed me wanting to take the plunge with cutting you hair short, but are afraid that if you cut your hair that you won’t know what to do with it. The above is just exhibit A. 😉

Walking through the market I had my obligatory sample treat.

Bite of Pearl Waffle.

Kettle Corn

Chocolate Cake with Mint Icing….. YUM!!!

And a small slice of fresh cut Watermelon.

To help cool myself down I had a large Unsweet Tea with Lemon.

I arrived right as the market opened at 10:00am so I had a great selection of fruit and veggies to choose from.

I was so excited to fill my fridge that I came home with as much fruit that my bag could hold.

Cantaloup

3 Zucchini

1lb Okra

Blackberries

Strawberries

4 Apples

6 Peaches

4 Kiwis

Then I made the mistake of holding off on lunch and heading to Publix with a little hunger that developed into full scale hunger. Of course everything in the store looked great and so many ideas were floating through my mind on what I could make.

Broccoli

Kashi H2H

Blue Corn Tortilla Chips

Spinach

Unsweet Tea

Tempeh

Swiss Cheese

Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Breeze

Tofu

Stonyfield Plain Yogurt

Low Sugar Apricot Preserves

Smoked Salmon

Carrots

Tomato

Black Beans

Sweet Potato

Organic Chicken Breasts

Grapes

Blueberries

1/2 Doz Eggs

Green Beans

Whole Flax Seeds

Cucumber

Tea Bags

I may have spent a tad much more then intended, but atleast my fridge doesn’t look quite so sad anymore. 🙂

Once everything was put away I pulled out anything that looked good and made a Hugh Jass salad.

In my bowl:

Spinach

Carrot

Jalapenos

Blue Corn Tortilla Chips

1 Peach

Radish

Onion

Black Beans

Whole Flax Seeds

Verde Salsa

Tomato

Okra

That really hit the spot!! It was so fresh and so good. The perfect meal on a hot summer day.

Now all I need to do is stop procrastinating and clean up my messy apartment and unpack a weeks work of dirty clothes. 🙂

Your hair is cute…I’ve been thinking of chopping mine off lately, but I’m too much of a wimp! And there’s no sympathy from me about the 100-degree heat I’m afraid, there’s still no sign of summer at all over here!